Well, not really. In the instances I mentioned, we have "crimes" that have been agreed upon by everyone (like assault), but courts selectively prosecute people based on their ideology and political affiliation.
Even without straight up nullification, you can get selective prosecution/punishment. Eric Clanton was a Berkley professor who smashed in a Trump supporters head with a bike lock. The man had to get staples in his skull and Clanton got 3 years probation.
There's a different between nullification because people don't believe in the law itself (in which case, prosecution just stops happening if you want to maintain stability) and nullification because of the specific person: people need to be tried equally under the law. The law should be applied consistently.
djsumdog
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2023-09-04 16:48:21 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…vdfm
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